Disposal of cinchonidine manufactured at the Government factory at Mungpoo
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pp 363-65. Revenue and Agricultural Department endorse plan to sell cinchonidine to the public. Includes summary history of cinchona alkaloid production in India, and a description of the cinchonidine production process.
Scheme for the provision of trained nurses for attendance on officers of Government in India and their families
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pp 371-405. Communication from the Secretary to the Committee to consider Lady Curzon's proposed scheme for the supply of trained nurses to India; plus correspondence thereon, and details of the establishment proposals.
Collection of data regarding the prevalence of cancer among the different peoples in India, and question regarding the transmission of specimens of cancer growth to the United Kingdom
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pp 455-63. Revenue and Statistics Department forward for the information of the Government of India correspondence regarding the work of the Cancer Research Fund at Victoria Embankment, requesting that data regarding rates of cancer amongst the crown colonies and self-governing colonies be collec...
Location of the proposed Pasteur Institute for Southern India
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pp 465-78. Government of Madras forward copy correspondence between W G King, Sanitary Commissioner, and the Government of Madras, regarding the best location for the institute, involving discussion of the problems of humid climates, best methods for cooling laboratories, and the advisability of...
Practice in England of delaing with criminal lunatics who have been reported to be sane; removal to England of M Sullivan, a recovered criminal lunatic
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pp 479-97. Correspondence regarding the case of M Sullivan, including copy of a Home Office Memorandum Discharge of Criminal Lunatics when Reported Sane, plus abstracts from the asylum case books regarding Sullivan.
Reporting on the investigation into sleeping sickness in Uganda
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pp 185-87. Letter from M Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society, to the Superintendent of African Protectorates, Foreign Office, summarising the report of the Sleeping Sickness Commission, and requesting assistance from members of the Indian Medical Service or Royal Army Medical Corps.
Arrangements for conducting experiments with Röntgen x-ray apparatus
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pp 183-84. Correspondence concerning the deputation of Captain A E Walter to consult with leading x-ray apparatus manufacturers in order to develop a specification for apparatus suitable for use in a hot climate and on field service.
Collection of data as to the prevalence of cancer among different races in India; first annual report of the Cancer Research Fund
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pp 231-55. Correspondence requesting the assistance of the India Office in the investigation of cancer rates in India, plus details of the Cancer Research Fund; instructions for investigating cancer in Crown Colonies; sample data collection sheets and instructions for data collection.